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On the recordFebruary 23, 2004
I am stunned by the statement of Secretary Paige. I have the greatest respect for Governor Doyle. I know if he said he said it, he said it. But with regard to the NEA, for example, someone I went to high school with spent much of his adult life working for the NEA, organizing all over the West. That is a terrible thing to say about my friend Rinaldo Martinez, that he is part of a terrorist organization. That is stunning. Back to the loss of 2.8 million manufacturing jobs.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing comments made by Secretary Paige regarding the NEA and its members.

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